Plant root hair in tap water: a potential cause for diagnostic confusion
Document Type
Article
Department
Medicine; Pathology and Microbiology
Abstract
Plant root hairs are commonly found artifacts in parasitology specimens and may be confused with helminthes by an untrained eye. We report a case of brain tuberculoma where the tissue sample was contaminated with root hair derived from tap water; the presence of this root hair, which mimicked a larva, led to diagnostic confusion. Therefore, tap water should be considered a source of root hair and vegetable matter.
Publication (Name of Journal)
The Korean journal of laboratory medicine
Recommended Citation
Shakoor, S.,
Wasay, M.,
Zafar, A.,
Beg, M. A.
(2011). Plant root hair in tap water: a potential cause for diagnostic confusion. The Korean journal of laboratory medicine, 31(1), 44-46.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_med_med/152